Treasure Maps Overview

Treasure Maps are a set of mice Hunters are required to catch for a special reward. The difficulty, number and the location of the mice on the list depend on the type of map, and each type of map yields a different type of Treasure Chest. The mice on the list may be caught in any order, except for the final mouse of a Wanted Poster. Up to 5 Hunters may work a map at any one time. Only 2 Hunters may work a Wanted Poster at any one time.

Map Types

Area-Specific Maps

These maps are found in Scroll Cases purchased from Cartographers and allow up to 5 Hunters at a time to work together to complete them.

The rewards for these maps are not affected by the Season of map hunting during which they are awarded.

These maps can be redeemed before completion if the Map Captain activates Consolation Mode.

Working a Treasure Map

The Hunter who initially opens the Scroll Case, starting the map, is called the Map Captain. If the Map Captain leaves the map, the title is transferred at random to another Hunter currently working the map. Only the Map Captain can invite other Hunters to join in completing the map. It is not possible to transfer the Map Captain position in any other way.

Hunters can only follow one non-event treasure map (excluding Wanted Poster), one event treasure map and one Wanted Poster at a time. Hunters may leave a treasure map, but will not receive any rewards if they do so. Hunters who leave a map can be invited back by the Map Captain, provided there are open slots. It is not possible to remove another Hunter from a treasure map.

Each time a Hunter catches a mouse on the map list, they are awarded a Treasure Map Clue. Clues are seen as loot dropped by the captured mouse and are tracked in the Treasure Map HUD pop-up.

It is not required to actually catch any mice from the list to receive the rewards for completing the map. Rewards are given only to those Hunters on the map when the map is completed.

I should hunt and catch a Relic Hunter or visit a Cartographer to obtain a new Treasure Map!

Upgrading a Treasure Map

All Maps can be upgraded from Common to Rare by applying Rare Map Dust. Any Hunter working on the map can apply Rare Map Dust. Upgrading a map does not change the difficulty of or mice present on the map.

Event maps released after the beginning of Season 3 can be cashed out if left uncompleted by the end of an event. Rare Map Dust is not returned to the person who dusted the map when the map is cashed out, but the rewards are increased.

Rewards from Rare Maps contain twice the points, gold, and Ancient Charms, and have an added chance of rare loot. All Hunters on the map when it is completed will receive a Rare Treasure Chest.

Consolation Mode

Rainbow Maps and Event Maps introduced after the beginning of Season 3 may be cashed out before completion when the Map Captain chooses to activate Consolation Mode.

Activating Consolation Mode rewards the Map Captain with a consolation prize based of the completion level of the map. Hunters remaining on the map may then choose to also accept the consolation reward or attempt to complete the map and earn the reward chest.

Rare Map Dust will not be returned, but dusted maps that are cashed out will have higher consolation rewards.

Invites to the map can no longer be sent or accepted once the map is in Consolation Mode.

Treasure Map Heads-Up Display (HUD)

The Treasure Map HUD can be accessed by clicking on the icon in the section of the main HUD that includes the Hunter's rank, gold, and points. The HUD is a pop-up and allows Hunters an overview of all map-related activities.

Across the top of the HUD Hunters can access Invites & Scroll Cases and Active Map and can view the following items:

Invites & Scroll Cases Tab

Friend and Global Scoreboards showing rankings based on total Treasure Map Clues found are shown here.

There are several tabs in the middle of this view. Then along the bottom (regardless of the selected tab for the middle content) is a box giving a hint on the current location of the Relic Hunter Mouse. On the right side is a miniature scoreboard listing rankings of Treasure Map Clues looted.

Map Invites Tab

If the Hunter has been invited to join a map, those invitations will appear here.

Hunters can see the type of map they have been invited to, the other Hunters working the map, and the progress that has been made on the map. A map can also show as full, or as expired if it has been completed or abandoned with no replacement map captain. Each invitation includes a button to Delete the invitation; additionally, if a hunter is not currently on a map and the invitation is still valid, an Accept button lets the hunter join that map. When this tab is active, the right panel also gains a button to Decline All Invites rather than having to clear things out one invite at a time.

Scroll Cases Tab

If the Hunter has any Scroll Cases in their inventory, they will be found here.

Hunters can open Scroll Cases from this view to begin a map, but only if they are not currently hunting on a map.

Cartographer Tab

A complete list of Cartographers is found here and Hunters are able to travel to them from this tab.

Hunters can also see a description of each Scroll Case, its cost and the cost to travel to the Cartographer on this tab.

Active Map Tab

This tab is only accessible when a Hunter is working a Treasure Map.

This tab allows Hunters to:

Invite Hunters to join the map, if they are the Map Captain

View the list of Hunters working the map

View the list of Mice

Uncaught mice in the Hunter's current location

Uncaught Mice outside the Hunter's current location

Caught mice and the Hunters responsible for catching them

Mouse over a mouse's thumbnail to bring up a pop-up that shows the following:

Mice from throughout the Kingdom are found on these maps. As the map difficulty increases, so does the variety of mice found and Hunters will need to travel more widely to find them. More difficult maps tend not to contain mice found in the low ranked areas of the Kingdom.

Treasure Hunting Seasons

Relic Hunter Treasure Maps are subject to changes in the season of treasure hunting. Season 6 is currently in progress.

Each chest is labelled with the season in which it was awarded. Chests from each season will contain rewards only from that season. Certain rare items can only be found in chests from specific seasons.

Scavenger Hunt Treasure Maps

Loot from throughout the Kingdom are found on these maps. As the map difficulty increases, so does the variety of loot found and Hunters will need to travel more widely to find them. More difficult maps tend not to contain loot found in the low ranked areas of the Kingdom.

Treasure Hunting Seasons

Scavenger Hunt Treasure Maps are subject to changes in the season of treasure hunting. Season 6 is currently in progress.

Each chest is labelled with the season in which it was awarded. Chests from each season will contain rewards only from that season. Certain rare items can only be found in chests from specific seasons.

To obtain these maps, Hunters must be able to access the Cartographer where the Scroll Case is sold. This limits access to Hunters with the Rank necessary to travel to the location of the Cartographer. To be invited to join an area-specific map, Hunters must be of sufficient Rank to access the lowest ranked area where mice can be found. Sometimes this means the rank to join a map is lower than the rank needed to acquire the map.

Toxic Spill Treasure Maps

As Hunters increase in rank they are able to find more difficult maps inside Toxic Scroll Cases.

Note: The Toxic Spill maps use the same code as the Relic Hunter maps but due to Hero being the minimum rank in the Toxic Spill,Hero ranked hunters are the lowest ranked hunter able to acquire Easy and Medium Toxic Spill maps.

These maps can be redeemed if incomplete after the level during which they are opened ends. The rewards given are based on the level of completion when the map is redeemed, but Rare Map Dust will not be returned to the Hunter that provided it. Hunters must have found at least one mouse on the map to be able to redeem it.

Only the Map Captain may activate the Consolation Mode, which will prevent any invites from being sent or claimed. Each remaining Hunter will be able to choose between claiming the consolation reward or attempting to complete the map and receive the reward chest.

Gilded Treasure Maps

The mice found on these maps are tied to the rank of the Hunter that opens the scroll case. Mice are not meant to be difficult to catch. The reward chests provide 1 month of the Lucky Golden Shield when opened.

These maps can be redeemed if incomplete after the level during which they are opened ends. The rewards given are based on the level of completion when the map is redeemed, but Rare Map Dust will not be returned to the Hunter that provided it. Hunters must have found at least one mouse on the map to be able to redeem it.

Only the Map Captain may activate the Consolation Mode, which will prevent any invites from being sent or claimed. Each remaining Hunter will be able to choose between claiming the consolation reward or attempting to complete the map and receive the reward chest.

To obtain these maps, Hunters must be able to access the Event Location where the Scroll Case is found. This limits access to Hunters with the Rank necessary to travel to the event location, which usually means a minimum rank of Recruit. To be invited to join an event map, Hunters must be of sufficient rank to access the event area.

Maps from previous events can often be opened and completed during the next occurrence of the same event. This may require Hunters to search for certain non-event mice outside the event area.

After the start of Season 3, all new event maps can be redeemed if they remain unfinished at the end of the event. Redemption will reward all participants with gold, points, and other items, based on how much progress has been made on completing the map.. Redemption will not return Rare Map Dust to the Hunter who dusted the map, but will increase the consolation rewards. All event maps that were released before the beginning of Season 3 on 23 June 2015 will not be redeemed if they remain unfinished at the end of an event.

Redeemable Maps

These maps can be redeemed if incomplete after an event ends. The rewards given are based on the level of completion when the map is redeemed. Rare Map Dust will not be returned to the Hunter that provided it, but will increase the consolation reward.. Hunters must have found at least one mouse on the map to be able to redeem it.

Only the Map Captain may activate the Consolation Mode, which will prevent any invites from being sent or claimed. Each remaining Hunter will be able to choose between claiming the consolation reward or attempting to complete the map and receive the reward chest.

2 In 2012 and 2013 the scroll case and treasure chests were simply called Halloween Scroll Case and Halloween Treasure Chest. At the end of the Halloween 2012 event any remaining scroll cases in Hunter inventories were converted to standard Treasure Map Scroll Cases. In 2013 the Halloween Scroll Case was reintroduced. The names were changed in 2014 to 2012 Halloween Scroll Case and 2012 Halloween Treasure Chest.

History and Trivia

23 June 2015: The Treasure Map system was overhauled. Area-specific maps were introduced along with a new map user interface.